In my past life, I, a girl from nowhere, snagged the Ivy League admission spot that the heiress to a massive empire threw away. After graduation, I married into unimaginable wealth, transforming from a nobody into the wife of the richest man in the city. At twenty-eight, I had made every right turn at every crossroads of fate. But when I woke up, I was eighteen again. Suddenly, lines of text floated before my eyes like a livestream chat. [The heroine is so lucky. She stole the life meant for the supporting character.] [In her past life, the heiress must have been cursed. She threw away her Ivy League spot to chase a broke guy to a community college, and pushed the billionaire heir—who adored her since childhood—into someone else's arms. She played a winning hand like a total amateur!] [It was just plot-induced stupidity to make way for the heroine. Thank god for rebirth. This time, it's the supporting character's redemption arc!] [I can't wait to see how Luna survives without stealing the heiress's destiny this time!] Luna is me. But— Who says I can't be the heroine? People who only think about salvaging what they lost have already lost from the start. 1 I opened my groggy eyes to meet the ecstatic gaze of my desk mate, Seraphina Sterling. She sprinted out the back door of the classroom, running to the next room over, screaming the name "Julian Vance"—the man who, in my past life, became my husband. She threw herself onto the boy, wailing. "Julian! I won't be stupid this time! I promise!" Julian froze for a moment, then looked pleasantly surprised, clumsily trying to comfort her. The floating text reappeared. [Finally! The heiress belongs with the billionaire heir. Why should Luna, that country bumpkin, get the girl-boss script?] [Luna is a thief, a scavenger! We don't accept this kind of heroine!] [Thank god the heiress woke up. This time, Luna goes back to the trailer park where she belongs!] I stared blankly at the calculus workbook on my desk. The complex formulas confirmed I really was back in my senior year. One month until the SATs. The seat next to me was taken again. Seraphina's eyes were red, but they shone with a terrifying light. She smirked at me, confident and triumphant. "Luna, I'm taking back everything that belongs to me. Just you wait!" I smiled and didn't reply. I was looking forward to it, too. Let's see what path I carve out this time. 2 The bell rang, and our homeroom teacher, Mrs. Gable, walked in beaming. Seraphina's face lit up with wild joy. The text scrolled faster. [Here it comes! The early admission notice!] [This is the first turning point for Luna. If she hadn't taken the heiress's spot, how could she have gotten into Harvard?] [People who steal the fruits of others' labor without effort are rats in the sewer. And she stole the heiress's fiancé too! Shameless!] The next second, Mrs. Gable spoke. "Seraphina Sterling, congratulations! You've secured the early admission spot for Harvard University!" Amidst thunderous applause, Mrs. Gable looked at me with a hint of regret. "Luna, although you also won an award in the competition, there is only one guaranteed spot." In my past life. Seraphina's competition score was 0.5 points higher than mine. I was cut. But to everyone's shock, she rejected it. "Mrs. Gable, early admission is the easy way out. Give the spot to someone who needs it." Because of that sentence, the whole class looked at her with new respect. Mrs. Gable even teased her. "Then I'll be waiting for you to become the state valedictorian and bring glory to our school!" In reality, she had been brainwashed by her bad-boy boyfriend, vowing to go to the same college as him for a passionate romance. She was tired of hiding, of sneaking around just to hold hands. Seraphina was drowned in praise. But when I took the spot, everyone mocked me. "Charity case." "Scavenger." "Shameless." I didn't care. My grades hovered around the Ivy League cutoff. I cherished this opportunity. Seraphina had the safety net to fail the SATs. I, coming from nothing, did not. A secure future was more important than gossip. But this time. Seraphina's voice was firm. "I accept the early admission to Harvard!" 3 Amidst envious gasps, she turned to me. "Luna, you must be disappointed, right?" [Of course! Luna must be grinding her teeth!]/ [This feels so good! The heiress dumps the delinquent and goes to the same college as the male lead!] Seraphina took a deep breath, trembling slightly, finally feeling the reality of her rebirth. "So sorry about that. This spot is mine." I smiled faintly. "Congratulations." Ten years. In the decade between eighteen and twenty-eight in my past life, I got my Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD, fighting tooth and nail to grow within the Vance Group. Meanwhile, Seraphina was playing games with her bad boy—breakups, abortions, running away from home. I had more than just ten years of knowledge over her; I had judgment and the courage to face anything. The SATs? This time, I had absolute faith in myself. No accidents. No failure. But Seraphina thought I was bluffing. She looked at me with disdain. "I can't wait to see the look on your face when the scores come out in two months!" She was smug, certain she would see me fail. 4 However, her joy lasted less than one class period. The appearance of Tyler shattered it. Tyler was a troublemaker, and Seraphina's current boyfriend. Seraphina was the only daughter of the Sterling family, old money elites. Tyler's motives were obvious. He stormed in, furious, and kicked my desk. "We agreed to go to the same college! What does this mean?" Seraphina glared at him. "Why should I listen to you? With your grades, you'll end up at a community college. Where do you get the nerve to say that?" The commotion drew a crowd to the door. Julian Vance heard Seraphina's voice from next door and rushed in, shielding her. His voice was cold. "If you want to cause trouble, get out. This isn't the place." Humiliated repeatedly, Tyler snapped, pointing at Seraphina and shouting. "You're acting high and mighty now? You slut! You begged me to take your virginity after graduation!" He laughed maniacally. "First time I've seen a rich heiress desperate to get laid by me. Isn't she cheap?" Seraphina shook with rage, then suddenly pointed at me. "It's you, isn't it? You didn't get the spot, so you brought him here to threaten me? To ruin my reputation! "Luna, you are shameless! You and him, conspiring to steal what's mine!" The chat text exploded, furious for Seraphina, cursing me out. [I knew Tyler found out too fast! Luna must be working with him!] [In the past life, the heiress was tricked by Tyler because she was innocent and kind. She was raised in a bubble by her family and Julian. She never saw through Tyler's schemes or Luna's malice.] [Seraphina suffered so much because of them. Now that she's awake, they're done for!] I laughed. "If you're delusional, go see a doctor! I haven't moved from this seat all class. Are you blind? You made this mess yourself, don't pin it on me." The surrounding students looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Seraphina turned red and said nothing. Tyler was chased out, leaving my books scattered on the floor. I quietly picked them up, bumping into Julian, who was also bending down.
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